Re: [PATCH v6 1/8] perf cs-etm: Add last instruction information in packet

From: Mathieu Poirier
Date: Wed Jan 23 2019 - 16:03:13 EST


On Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 09:43:40AM +0800, Leo Yan wrote:
> Decoder provides last instruction related information, these information
> can be used for trace analysis; specifically we can get to know what
> kind of branch instruction has been executed, mainly the information
> are contained in three element fields:
>
> last_i_type: this is significant type for waypoint calculation, it
> indicates the last instruction is one of immediate branch instruction,
> indirect branch instruction, instruction barrier (ISB), or data
> barrier (DSB/DMB).
>
> last_i_subtype: this is used for instruction sub type, it can be
> branch with link, ARMv8 return instruction, ARMv8 eret instruction
> (return from exception), or ARMv7 instruction which could imply
> return (e.g. MOV PC, LR; POP { ,PC}).
>
> last_instr_cond: it indicates if the last instruction was conditional.
>
> But these three fields are not saved into cs_etm_packet struct, thus
> cs-etm layer don't know related information and cannot generate sample
> flags for branch instructions.
>
> This patch add corresponding three new fields in cs_etm_packet struct
> and save related value into the packet structure, it is preparation for
> supporting sample flags.
>
> Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c | 9 +++++++++
> tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h | 3 +++
> 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c
> index 8c155575c6c5..8a19310500d9 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c
> @@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ static void cs_etm_decoder__clear_buffer(struct cs_etm_decoder *decoder)
> decoder->packet_buffer[i].instr_count = 0;
> decoder->packet_buffer[i].last_instr_taken_branch = false;
> decoder->packet_buffer[i].last_instr_size = 0;
> + decoder->packet_buffer[i].last_instr_type = 0;
> + decoder->packet_buffer[i].last_instr_subtype = 0;
> + decoder->packet_buffer[i].last_instr_cond = 0;
> decoder->packet_buffer[i].cpu = INT_MIN;
> }
> }
> @@ -323,6 +326,9 @@ cs_etm_decoder__buffer_packet(struct cs_etm_decoder *decoder,
> decoder->packet_buffer[et].instr_count = 0;
> decoder->packet_buffer[et].last_instr_taken_branch = false;
> decoder->packet_buffer[et].last_instr_size = 0;
> + decoder->packet_buffer[et].last_instr_type = 0;
> + decoder->packet_buffer[et].last_instr_subtype = 0;
> + decoder->packet_buffer[et].last_instr_cond = 0;
>
> if (decoder->packet_count == MAX_BUFFER - 1)
> return OCSD_RESP_WAIT;
> @@ -366,6 +372,9 @@ cs_etm_decoder__buffer_range(struct cs_etm_decoder *decoder,
> packet->start_addr = elem->st_addr;
> packet->end_addr = elem->en_addr;
> packet->instr_count = elem->num_instr_range;
> + packet->last_instr_type = elem->last_i_type;
> + packet->last_instr_subtype = elem->last_i_subtype;
> + packet->last_instr_cond = elem->last_instr_cond;
>
> switch (elem->last_i_type) {
> case OCSD_INSTR_BR:
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h
> index a6407d41598f..7cdd6a9c68a7 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h
> @@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ struct cs_etm_packet {
> u64 start_addr;
> u64 end_addr;
> u32 instr_count;
> + u32 last_instr_type;
> + u32 last_instr_subtype;
> + u8 last_instr_cond;
> u8 last_instr_taken_branch;
> u8 last_instr_size;
> int cpu;

Reviewed-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@xxxxxxxxxx>

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> 2.17.1
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